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- As UC Regents Approve Major Tuition Hike, Students, Faculty Decry Erosion of Public Education in CA and Nationwide
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
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- Shunning Dissidents, Obama Leaves China Without Firm Pledges on Trade, Climate
- Iraq Vote in Limbo with Veto of Election Law
- As Wall Street Posts Record Profits and US Hunger Rate Grows, Robert Scheer Asks: “Where Is the Community Organizer We Elected?”
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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- EXCLUSIVE: Civil Rights Attorney Lynne Stewart Responds to Court Ruling Upholding Conviction and Ordering Her to Prison
- Amidst California Fiscal Crisis and Political Gridlock, Scholar and Activist George Lakoff Proposes Ballot Measure to End 2/3 Rule in State Legislature
- “The Card Game”–New Doc Investigates History of Credit Card Industry and Proposals for Reform
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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- Why Are We Destroying Public Education? University of California Students and Staff Prepare for System-Wide Strike to Protest Cuts
- Obama Nominates Pesticide Executive to Be Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the US Trade Representative
- Raj Patel on America’s Growing Hunger Crisis and the UN Summit to Fight Hunger in Rome
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Hungering for a True Thanksgiving
“Over 1 billion people are chronically hungry,” says the U.N., yet it would take only $44 billion per year to end hunger globally.
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Lou Dobbs Resigns From CNN
The controversial TV anchor has resigned from CNN amid a campaign to force him off the air due to his reporting on Latinos and immigrants. Past Democracy Now! Coverage of Lou Dobbs:
- Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez’s 2007 interview with Lou Dobbs
- Amy Goodman’s column ‘The Dubious Mr. Dobbs’
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The Man Who Put the Rainbow in ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Thanksgiving is around the corner, and families will be gathering to share a meal and, perhaps, enjoy another annual telecast of “The Wizard of Oz.” The 70-year-old film classic bears close watching this year, perhaps more than in any other, for the message woven into the lyrics, written during the Great Depression by Oscar-winning lyricist E.Y. “Yip” Harburg.
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The Tortured Logic Continues
“Extraordinary rendition” is White House-speak for kidnapping. Just ask Maher Arar. He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year.
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The War Condolences Obama Hasn’t Sent
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Chancellor Keesling died in Iraq on June 19, 2009, from “a non-combat related incident,” according to the Pentagon. Keesling had killed himself.
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Trick or Treat for Climate Change
Climate-change activists, from pranksters to presidents, are stepping up the pressure by staging elaborate stunts.
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Lt. Choi Won’t Lie for His Country
Lt. Dan Choi doesn’t want to lie. Choi, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate of West Point, declared last March 19 on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “I am gay.” Under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” regulations, those three words are enough to get Choi kicked out of the military.
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Christian Parenti responds to Kevin Bales
Journalist Christian Parenti responds to our interview with Kevin Bales, founder of Free The Slaves
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September 2004 Archive
Thursday, September 30, 2004
- Headlines for September 30, 2004
- Daughter of Soldier Contaminated with Depleted Uranium in Iraq Born with Deformities
- Static in Silver City: Liberal Talk Show Forced Off the Air By Local Advertisers at New Mexico Radio Station
- Longest-Standing Pirate Radio Station Free Radio Santa Cruz Shut Down by FCC
- Museum of the American Indian Opens in Washington DC
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
- Headlines for September 29, 2004
- Free: Kidnapped Bridge to Baghdad Workers Released in Iraq
- Public Service and Voting Rights in Arizona: A Debate on Prop 200 and Immigration
- SlamBush: Hip Hop Artists Take on the President in Mock Debate
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
- Headlines for September 28, 2004
- Who is John McCain? An In-Depth Look at the Arizona Senator’s Rise to Prominence
- “Senseless Killings, Flagrant Abuse of Police Power, Willful Disregard of Prisoners’ Rights”–A Look at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
- How the GOP and Dems Secretly Control the Presidential Debates
Monday, September 27, 2004
- Headlines for September 27, 2004
- Neoliberalism and Hurricanes: Death Toll Rises in Caribbean
- Targeting Immigrants in Arizona: Prop 200 and the November Election
- Campus Crackdown: Fox News Attacks Student Voter Registration Effort
- University of Arizona Professor Reported to FBI for “Hating” America
Friday, September 24, 2004
- Headlines for September 24, 2004
- Is the U.S. Winning in Iraq? A Debate Between The Nation’s Christian Parenti and the American Enterprise Institute
- Is Nuclear Power The Solution to Global Warming?
Thursday, September 23, 2004
- Headlines for September 23, 2004
- The Mysterious Case of Jack Idema: Was the Former Green Beret a Bounty Hunter for the US in Afghanistan?
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
- Headlines for September 22, 2004
- TransAfrica’s Bill Fletcher: Bush’s UN Speech Proves He Has “No Moral Credibility On International Affairs”
- Veteran War Correspondent Held Hostage in Iraq Describes His “Five Days in Hell”
- Is U.S. Rhetoric Fuelling Iran’s Nuclear Program?
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
- Headlines for September 21, 2004
- Kerry and Bush Square Off on Iraq
- Killing the Messenger: Who Gave Rather the Memos and Why
- What if Iraq Media Coverage was Scrutinized Like CBS Documents?
- Taking Back the Airwaves: Community Station KGNU Buys Commercial Denver Signal
Monday, September 20, 2004
- Headlines for September 20, 2004
- “They Lied And Deceived The Young And The Innocent”–Mother of Slain Soldier Blasts Iraq War After Disrupting Laura Bush Speech
- Widespread Torture of Iraqi Prisoners Feared as Reports Emerge of Prisoner Abuse By U.S. In Mosul
- Baghdad Year Zero: Pillaging Iraq in Pursuit of a Neocon Utopia
- Occupy, Resist, Produce: New Documentary “The Take” Takes on Globalization
Friday, September 17, 2004
- Headlines for September 17, 2004
- New Greg Palast Documentary Highlights How Bush’s Military Records Were Purged
- Reconstructing Bush’s Military Record: Examination of Official Docs Released by White House Question Bush’s Duty
- An Invitation to Terrorists? U.S. To Ship Over 300 Pounds of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Across Atlantic
- David Solnit on His Book “Globalization Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World”
Thursday, September 16, 2004
- Headlines for September 16, 2004
- Charley, Frances and Ivan: Hurricanes and Global Warming
- Election Issue 2004: A Debate on Healthcare
- The Story Behind the Bridge To Baghdad Abduction
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
- Headlines for September 15, 2004
- “The Americans Scarcely Control Any of the Country”–Iraq Descends into Chaos
- U.S. Response to Death of Palestinian Al-Arabiya Journalist: “He Was One Of The Terrorists”
- Fate of Kidnapped Italian and Iraqi Aid Workers Remains Unknown
- NRA vs. Brady Campaign: A Debate on the Expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
- Headlines for September 14, 2004
- Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
- Kidnapped Italian Aid Worker Simona Torretta On Why She Went to Baghdad: “Iraq is a Part of My Life”
Monday, September 13, 2004
- Headlines for September 13, 2004
- Up to 110 Dead in Iraq in One of the Bloodiest Days of U.S. Occupation
- Iraqi Activist Yanar Mohammed–“U.S. Troops Have To Leave Now And We Will Take Care Of Iraq”
- Leading Muslim Scholar Tariq Ramadan Denied U.S. Visa to Teach at Notre Dame
- Afghan Women’s Rights Activist and Loya Jirga Member Malalai Joya Discusses Continuing Violence and Upcoming Elections in Afghanistan
Friday, September 10, 2004
- Headlines for September 10, 2004
- Buffalo, 9/11 and the War at Home
- Father of U.S. Soldier En Route to Iraq Speaks Out
- Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
Thursday, September 09, 2004
- Headlines for September 09, 2004
- “They Are Not Enemies of the Iraqi People”–Italian and Iraqi Aid Workers Kidnapped in Baghdad
- Shirking Duty in a Time of War: Documents Reveal Bush Received Special Treatment in National Guard
- EXCLUSIVE: International War Whistleblowers Tell Why They Exposed Their Governments
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
- Headlines for September 08, 2004
- U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Tops 1,000
- RNC Aftermath: A Look at Undercover Cops, Preemptive Detention and Police Surveillance
- Trial Set to Begin Over Use of Pepper Spray-Soaked Cotton Swabs on Non-Violent Protesters in 1997
- U.S. Revokes Visa to One of Europe’s Most Influential Islamic Thinkers
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
- Headlines for September 07, 2004
- Putin Slams Call for Chechen Talks As Funerals Fill Beslan Streets
- Winning the Fight Against Imperialism: Cornel West on Democracy, Authoritarianism and Iraq
Monday, September 06, 2004
- Headlines for September 06, 2004
- Labor Day Special: A Dramatic Reading of Howard Zinn’s ’People’s History of the United States’
Friday, September 03, 2004
- Headlines for September 03, 2004
- Bush Accepts Nomination on Final Night of Convention Marked by Historic Protests and Dissent
- Pataki: “Saddam Hussein Was a…Walking-Talking Weapon of Mass Destruction”
- Relentless Protest: CODEPINK Activists Ejected From RNC Three Nights in a Row
- GOP Delegate on RNC Protest Arrests: “There Weren’t Any Were There?”
- Father of Soldier Killed in Iraq Ejected From RNC For Holding Sign Reading: “Bush Lied. My Son Died”
- ACT-UP Activists Face Assault & Riot Charges for Protest Inside RNC
- Father of Arrested Protester: "My Son Has Been Disappeared By This State
- Amy Goodman Questions John McCain on the Smear Tactics of Karl Rove & George Bush
- Harlem Rallies Against Bush & GOP
- Corpwatch’s Pratap Chattergee Talks To Texas Senator Phil Gramm About Banking & Wall Street
- Indymedia and Al Jazeera Reporters Discuss the RNC Stories Ignored by the Corporate U.S. Press
Thursday, September 02, 2004
- Headlines for September 02, 2004
- Guantanamo On the Hudson: Detained RNC Protesters Describe Prison Conditions
- Zell Miller: “It is the Soldier, Not the Poet, Who Has Given Us Freedom of Speech”
- Dick Cheney Was “At The Core Of Some Of The Darkest Activities In This Country Over The Last Four Years”
- Crashing the Party: Famed Indian Writer Arundhati Roy Goes Inside the RNC
- RNC Protesters Stage “March on the Media”
- Tens of Thousands Rally Against Bush Labor Policies
- Making Protest Painful: Detained RNC Protesters Held in Crowded, Oil-Contaminated Conditions
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
- Headlines for September 01, 2004
- Shout Heard Around the World: Nearly 1,000 Arrested in Series of RNC Protests
- Schwarzenegger Reaches Out to Fellow Immigrants to Vote Republican
- Medea Benjamin Dragged off RNC Floor for Unfurling “Pro-Life: Stop the Killing of Iraq” Banner
- First Lady, Bush Twins Address RNC
- RNC Protesters Rush to Defend Johnny Cash Legacy
- New York Protesters Hold “Fox News Shut-Up-A-Thon”
- NYT’s Paul Krugman on Bush’s Economic Record and the Media
- GOP Delegates Mingle with Industry Lobbyists at Corporate-Sponsored Parties
- Peter Stone on 527s, Rudy Giuliani and GOP Operative Ralph Reed
- Thousands of Unemployed Workers Form Three-Mile-Long Unemployment Line in Symbolic Protest
